Laxmi is a 30-years-old woman. She resides in a village in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. There are 4 members in her household and she has 3 school-going children. Her husband is a farmer and she also does goat rearing to help her husband manage the household expenses. The monthly income of the household is Rs. 12,000.
She wants to increase her earning and so decided to buy more cattle but for that, she does not have sufficient amount of money. So, she approached Apani Sahkari Sewa Samiti, one of Milaap's field partners to help her ... Read more

Indra is a 28-year-old woman living in a small village in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan. She lives with her husband and two school-going children. She contributes to her household's monthly income of Rs.12,000 by running a beauty parlor. However, it is barely enough to cover their household expenses. At the end of each month, her family is left with just Rs.3,000 in savings. Hence, Indra wants to expand her business to make a better living for her family.
She has therefore applied for a loan of Rs.30,000 from Apani Sahakari Sew... Read more

Purpose : to purchase better quality feed for her buffalo to improve the milk supply and conditon.

Nirmala is a 29 years old woman who lives near Jaipur in Rasasthan. She is married, with a son and daughter, one of whom has already started in school. Her husband is an agricultural worker, whose income of Rs 14,000 with outgoings of Rs 10,000 a month means she is always trying to save a little for emergencies.
In order to help their finances, she keeps a buffalo. Having been brought up in a small village herself, she is familiar with animals and knows how to feed and look after them. From the buffalo, she has milk, which can b... Read more

Purpose : to purchase more buffaloes and expand her buffalo husbandry business

Bhagirati, is a 35-years-old married woman residing in Belgaum district, Karnataka. She has few buffaloes and is engaged in dairy business. She sells off the buffalo milk and milk products in the market. She has a household of 4 members and a monthly income of INR. 16,000. Bhagirati plans to expand her business by purchasing more buffaloes. She has applied for a loan of INR. 30,000 from MASS, one of Milaap's field partners. She and her family will be thankful to their lenders.... Read more

Yallavva is a 45-year-old married woman. She resides in Belgaum located in Karnataka. Yallavva operates an animal husbandry business. She purchases buffaloes, and then she rears them for milk. Thereafter, she sells milk and milk products in the nearby market.
The monthly returns from this business are Rs. 18,000. Her monthly expenditure amounts to Rs 9,500. In order to expand the business, Yallavva wants to avail this opportunity, and buy more buffaloes, but due to lack of capital, she is not able to do so.
She seeks a loan amo... Read more

Purpose : to avoid going to open spaces for defecation by renovating her toilet

Mamata is a 33-years-old married woman living in a small village of Cooch Behar district, West Bengal. She has a family of 5 members. With a monthly household income of Rs. 9,500 and expenses amounting to Rs. 6,500, she finds it difficult to renovate her toilet.
The toilet they are using is in a bad condition without concrete roofs, walls or a permanent door. They are one amongst the hundreds of families that are a victim to the poor sanitation conditions in West Bengal. The walls are covered with moss and are on the verge of colla... Read more

Purpose : to expand her cattle rearing business and raising her family income by purchasing more goats

Subhadra, is a 59-years-old married woman residing in Belgaum district, Karnataka. She is engaged in cattle rearing business. She buys goats and sells goat kids in the market. She has a household of 5 members and a monthly income of INR. 12,000. Subhadra plans to expand her cattle rearing business by purchasing more goats and earning a better income. She has applied for a loan of INR. 30,000 from MASS, one of Milaap's field partners. She and her family will be thankful to their lenders.... Read more

Maya, is a 63-years-old homemaker, residing at Ainapur district in Karnataka. She runs a buffalo husbandry business to supplement the family income. Her monthly household income is Rs 8,000, which leaves her with little scope for savings. She is looking to expand her business in order to improve the financial security of her family. She wishes to purchase another buffalo to expand her stock of milk and milk products. She wants to utilize the extra income to increase her savings. Maya has applied for a loan of Rs 30,000 from MASS, one ... Read more

Purpose : to produce more milk and milk products by purchasing a buffalo more

Lata, is a 41-years-old married woman residing in Belgaum district, Karnataka. She has few buffaloes and is engaged in dairy business. She sells off the buffalo milk and milk products in the market. She has a household of 5 members and a monthly income of INR. 12,000. Rekha plans to expand her business by purchasing more buffaloes and making more milk products. She has applied for a loan of INR. 30,000 from MASS, one of Milaap's field partners. She and her family will be thankful to their lenders.... Read more

Purpose : to reduce the financial burden on her family by purchasing a new buffallo

Sangeeta is a 33-year-old married woman from Belgaum district, Karnataka. She is a mother of 4 children. To support her husband in improving the family's livelihood she runs a buffalo husbandry business. Together they manage to earn a monthly income of INR. 10000.H however, with a household of 6 members, they find it difficult to lead a proper life. Sangeeta now wishes to expand her business for which she doesn's have enough savings.
Thus, She has approached MASS, one of Milaap's field partner for a loan amount of INR 20000. She will... Read more